Tough summer for Superman: It's time for another reboot/retcon. First they start dinking around with the classic lines of his uniform, replacing it with "Kryptonian battle armor" (seriously), and now they're wiping out his marriage to Lois (she's dating around now) as well as his adoptive parents, the Kents.

The Comic Curmudgeon, who is incredibly sharp-eyed, makes a disturbing discovery about the secret life of Lois Flagson (of "Hi and Lois"). Who's going to tell Hi?

Portland homeboy Jack Ohman is keeping tabs on the Fall of the House of Murdoch.

The Phantom Tollbooth, in 1970, was the second time Chuck Jones animated the work of children's author Norton Juster. (The first, "A Dot and a Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics," was featured on p3 Sunday Morning Toons last week.) "Phantom Tollbooth" was, and perhaps with good reason, the last animated project to come out of MGM studios. It's filled with Juster's love of middle-brow puns and slapstick. In addition to Jones's now-recognizable character designs (the original book illustrations were by Jules Pfeiffer), it's filled with voices you'll recognize: Butch "Eddie Munster" Patrick, June Foray, Hans Conried, Thurl Ravenscroft, Daws Butler, Les Tremayne ("Star Trek" buffs will know him), and Mel Blanc. This is the trailer for the movie; the full feature is available here:

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No p3 Bonus Toon this week; Jesse Springer's still on vacation. But you can browse his gallery.

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